Anton Rodgers climbed off the bench for the second-half after being named as a trialist

The midfielder, freed by Swindon at the end of the season, has been training with the Hoops to keep fit as he searches for a new club.

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His dad pitched him into the action and the Hoops boss said: “In fairness, Anton has come with us to train and get in good condition for when the English season starts, but we had a few injuries to Eboue Kouassi and Kristoffer Ajer and one or two others.

“Anton is a capable player, he’s not just here as my son. He’s here because he can cope and is technically very gifted.

“He has a good view of the game and can pass the ball and to play for us you obviously need to be able to do that.

“Given we were short of numbers he was able to go in and play.

“I thought without really knowing the other players he did well.”

Asked if there was any possibility of Anton being offered a deal, the Hoops boss added: “It’s never been the case of that.

“We have a lot of midfield players and it’s maybe different types we need. He always wants the ball and is very good on set-pieces.

“He has confidence to play, but it’s never been a notion to sign him. It’s just to give him a couple of weeks and then he can see where the next venture is.

“His son lives down in Reading, so the ideal scenario is that he finds a club close to where he lives, but this has been a real good exercise for him.”